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Record 1 2012-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Rail Transport)
  • Rail Traffic Control
  • Railroad Safety
DEF

An arrangement of signals and switches connected, or "interlocked," in a way that their operations must succeed each other in a predetermined order, so that conflicting routes are impossible to set up.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation (Transport par rail)
  • Circulation des trains
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
DEF

Ensemble de signaux et de dispositifs de signalisation reliés les uns aux autres rendant impossible, sur une section de voie, toute simultanéité de mouvements incompatibles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Señales (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Circulación de trenes
  • Seguridad (Transporte ferroviario)
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